Multiple Trauma Part V: The organisation of trauma care
Summary
During the acute early phase, trauma care is particularly challenging and requires a structured approach. The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) programme is the most widely used trauma course worldwide. It was established under the initiative of James Styner, an orthopaedic surgeon, after a tragic plane crash devastated his family. He was horrified by the treatment his family received at a local hospital in rural Nebraska. Together with several colleagues and university endorsement, he founded the ATLS course which was held for the first time in 1978 in Auburn, Nebraska. As international reference for trauma actors around the globe, ATLS allows to speak the same language, and to structure trauma care in different environments with different organisations.
General Information
Enrolled trainees 392
Open 25.04.2023
Available for ESICM members
Student effort 2
Last Updated April 25, 2023
Intended Learning Outcomes
After studying this module on Multiple Trauma Part V: The organisation of trauma care you should be able to:
- To list and describe the specific structural requirements to organize trauma care in regional networks, organization of a trauma centre, triage
- To describe and apply basic principles of non-technical skills and human factor theory and their importance for trauma team performance and efficiency and patient safety
- To estimate the need for structured trauma registries for research and system evaluation
- To describe and apply basic principles of mass casualty management and surge capacity
Relevant competencies in CoBaTrICE
- 1.4 Triages and prioritises patients appropriately, including timely admission to ICU
- 11.6 Critically appraises and applies guidelines, protocols, and care bundles
- 11.7 Describes commonly used scoring systems for assessment of severity of illness, case mix and workload
- 11.8 Demonstrates an understanding of the managerial and administrative responsibilities of the ICM specialist
- 12.7 Collaborates and consults; promotes team-working
- 12.8 Ensures continuity of care through effective hand-over of clinical information
- 12.9 Supports clinical staff outside the ICU to enable the delivery of effective care
- 12.10 Appropriately supervises, and delegates to others, the delivery of patient care
- 12.11 Takes responsibility for safe patient care
- 12.12 Formulates clinical decisions with respect for ethical and legal principles
- 12.13 Seeks learning opportunities and integrates new knowledge into clinical practice
- 12.14 Participates in multidisciplinary teaching
- 12.15 Participates in research or audit
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